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boehner is actually calling for more trade deals. meanwhile, they are out trying to sue the president of the united states and make the case to the american people that this is a good use of time, effort and american tax dollars. that's a hell of a sale, i think. i don't think they can get it done. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. today's question, does john boehner care more about jobs or suing the president? text a for jobs and text b for suing the president, you can always go to ed.msnbc.dom and we'll bring you results later in the show. these two gentlemen have fought for workers as much as anyone we could ever put on the program. this senator brown from ohio. good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be back. >> your reaction on why boehner doesn't move on employees on his own state to help them out and the lawsuit against the president. what do you make of it? it's all to distract attention from what they're not doing. they can pass the minimum wage and instead he wants to suit president because he di
boehner is actually calling for more trade deals. meanwhile, they are out trying to sue the president of the united states and make the case to the american people that this is a good use of time, effort and american tax dollars. that's a hell of a sale, i think. i don't think they can get it done. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. today's question, does john boehner care more about jobs or suing the president? text a for jobs and text b for suing the president, you can...
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boehner, speaker boehner will join us and say to the tea partyers, look, you know, we've got to move on. the country cannot be stagnant, standing in one place. can't do it. >> well, congressman, what about moving on with the likelihood of a kick the can down the road type of deal, where there would be some kind of temporary extension. do you think democrats would fall prey to that? >> i hope not. i want us to get a deal done. but i can tell you that a bad deal is -- i'd rather have no deal than a bad deal. and so, i don't know exactly how -- i mean, if the republicans keep playing these games, we may very well go into 2013. but i'm hoping that we'll be able to resolve it. because zandi is absolutely right. the more we show that we can't get things done in washington, that means borrowing becomes even more expensive, ed. and that means that our fiscal problems get even worse. and you said it a moment ago, going back to the affordable care act. the affordable care act reduces the deficit. so the question is, what games are being played? and, basically, what i'm saying to the speaker is
boehner, speaker boehner will join us and say to the tea partyers, look, you know, we've got to move on. the country cannot be stagnant, standing in one place. can't do it. >> well, congressman, what about moving on with the likelihood of a kick the can down the road type of deal, where there would be some kind of temporary extension. do you think democrats would fall prey to that? >> i hope not. i want us to get a deal done. but i can tell you that a bad deal is -- i'd rather have...
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>> it ought to, ed, because look, you had a situation where in john boehner's home state you had a test -- you had a test of whether you should balance the budget on th on the wealthy peo that ought to be paying their fair share. >> john nichols, great work. always a pleasure. good to have you with us. now let's turn to my colleague, rachel maddow, host of the rachel maddow show here on msnbc. rachel, your impressions of what has happened tonight across the country. we have seen the governor, a democrat in kentucky, win by 21 points. we see the state of maine tonight has voted to restore same-day registration. and i think it also should be pointed out that in the state of arizona russell pearson, who wrote the anti-immigration law, is trailing in his recall. rachel, how do you call it? some pretty interesting stuff happening out there tonight. >> it is for liberals and for democratic-minded americans and for progressive americans and for people i think who would put themselves more to the center of politics rather than to the right where the republican party has really staked a flag thi
>> it ought to, ed, because look, you had a situation where in john boehner's home state you had a test -- you had a test of whether you should balance the budget on th on the wealthy peo that ought to be paying their fair share. >> john nichols, great work. always a pleasure. good to have you with us. now let's turn to my colleague, rachel maddow, host of the rachel maddow show here on msnbc. rachel, your impressions of what has happened tonight across the country. we have seen the...
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so they are not answering to boehner and boehner knew it. along comes ted cruz who was the loud guy, the voice at the last meeting who shows up in the house side, and plots against the republican leadership. if you think about him, you think about the devil if you're john boehner. >> absolutely. i wonder as i was watching ted cruz try' to respond to this today, i had to wonder where's the cavalry for ted cruz. i don't see these tea party former leaders in congress or just the tea partiers out in the world coming to his defense. why do you suppose he doesn't have more defenders since he was representing what at the time was a movement? >> i think your freudian slip tells the story. it's his demolition is coming very soon. he's got about one more week of credibility. if he doesn't squeak it into indiana, he's not going to get any press anymore. it's over. i think he was first of all, why entertain that question with carly fiorina standing there? why give it so much ink? why would he make a big deal about the story he's lucifer except it's all
so they are not answering to boehner and boehner knew it. along comes ted cruz who was the loud guy, the voice at the last meeting who shows up in the house side, and plots against the republican leadership. if you think about him, you think about the devil if you're john boehner. >> absolutely. i wonder as i was watching ted cruz try' to respond to this today, i had to wonder where's the cavalry for ted cruz. i don't see these tea party former leaders in congress or just the tea partiers...
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boehner didn't rule out the probability of u.s. troops on the ground. then comes mitch mcconnell also addressing the threat of isis. >> he needs to present his plan to congress and the american people. he needs to explain to congress how additional authority for the use of force will protect america. the threat from isil is real and is growing. it's time president obama exercises leadership in launching a response. >> so all the leadership in this country has to be on the shoulders of one man, the president of the united states. no one in the congress, no leader in the congress and certainly not mitch mcconnell doesn't feel it really was within his job title to support the president on any issue when it comes to national security. he didn't even give an inkling of confidence that this country will do the right thing against isis. >>> late this afternoon president obama met with leaders of congress trying to move everything forward. i think they better take a page out of history and reset the page. kent conrad who voted against in iraq years ago said thi
boehner didn't rule out the probability of u.s. troops on the ground. then comes mitch mcconnell also addressing the threat of isis. >> he needs to present his plan to congress and the american people. he needs to explain to congress how additional authority for the use of force will protect america. the threat from isil is real and is growing. it's time president obama exercises leadership in launching a response. >> so all the leadership in this country has to be on the shoulders...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell aren't happy with the president. they say the allure of appeasing environmental extremists may be too powerful for the president to ignore but the president is mistaken if he thinks thell end this fight. far from it. we're just getting started. whatever that means. after the president's veto mitch mcconnell said the senate will consider a veto override on march 3rd. on january 29th, the senate was five votes shy of the 67 votes needed for an override. even if the overrides this veto you can't build it because of imminent domain issues in nebraska so what is going to happen? let's back up a little bit. first of all, this is a serious statement by the president of the united states that he is definitely serious and concerned about climate change and willing to do something about it. secondly, and i'm sure i'll be corrected on this if i'm wrong, but it sure feels this way that this is the first president in a long time that has lived up to what he has told the native americans, that he was aware of their concerns and th
john boehner and mitch mcconnell aren't happy with the president. they say the allure of appeasing environmental extremists may be too powerful for the president to ignore but the president is mistaken if he thinks thell end this fight. far from it. we're just getting started. whatever that means. after the president's veto mitch mcconnell said the senate will consider a veto override on march 3rd. on january 29th, the senate was five votes shy of the 67 votes needed for an override. even if...
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it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> john boehner needs to have a talk -- 2012 john boehner needs to have a talk with 2013 john boehner to remind him about what he said about finding common ground to take care of immigration reform once and for all. i'll explain, ahead. [ male announcer ] zzzquil. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing™. zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil®. ♪ because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. >>> we go into this weekend with much more clarity than we've had in a long time about just who it is that will determine the fate of 11 million of our fellow americans. yesterday this historic vote happened. bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform passing 68-32. and now it's on to the house of representatives whose speaker, john boehner, was quick to issue this edict. >> apparently some haven't gotten the message. the house is not going to ta
it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> john boehner needs to have a talk -- 2012 john boehner needs to have a talk with 2013 john boehner to remind him about what he said about finding common ground to take care of immigration reform once and for all. i'll explain, ahead. [ male announcer ] zzzquil. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing™. zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil®. ♪ because all...
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we see speaker boehner coming and going. this has certainly not been an easy time for the speaker. >> no. >> if and when he does take the senate bill to the floor, do you consider that an act of bravery on his part? >> well, i -- i would just say finally, finally. because we had an opportunity so many other times to bring a bill to the floor that was balanced. that's what president obama and democrats have called for all along. we've never said it has to be all our way. we've been willing, and will continue to support significant spending cuts to reduce our deficit. we know we need to make sure that the wealthiest americans pay a little more to add to that deficit reduction package. we know we're going to need entitlement savings. this is the first step towards significant deficit reduction. we would have prefer to do it in the $4 trillion deal that president obama proposed, but now we'll do it in steps. going forward after tonight, i hope this passes. and then going forward after tonight, any subsequent deal needs to also h
we see speaker boehner coming and going. this has certainly not been an easy time for the speaker. >> no. >> if and when he does take the senate bill to the floor, do you consider that an act of bravery on his part? >> well, i -- i would just say finally, finally. because we had an opportunity so many other times to bring a bill to the floor that was balanced. that's what president obama and democrats have called for all along. we've never said it has to be all our way. we've...
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speaker boehner is dead wrong. and if he continues this he ought to give up his speakership and someone who is willing to lead the according of the united states should have that authority. >> isn't this playing politics with national security? >> absolutely. absolutely it is. we have known for a long while that there is a problem in this area. in july of this year, this isil thing began to get into iraq. at that point i said this is a new war. we must take action in congress. in fact, this issue has been with us since 2012 when there was an attempt by the republicans to rewrite the 2001 authorization to use force. i was on that committee. the armed services committee. and about 2:00 in the morning i was reading a 1200 page document and i said wait a minute here, you mean to tell me you want to give the president unlimited authority to wage war anywhere he might think there is a terrorist? no way, no how. eventually that did not get into the law, otherwise it would be the power of the president to wage war any time
speaker boehner is dead wrong. and if he continues this he ought to give up his speakership and someone who is willing to lead the according of the united states should have that authority. >> isn't this playing politics with national security? >> absolutely. absolutely it is. we have known for a long while that there is a problem in this area. in july of this year, this isil thing began to get into iraq. at that point i said this is a new war. we must take action in congress. in...
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. >> the deal that mitch mcconnell and john boehner would take, they can't sell. >> if boehner insists on doing this with most of his caucus, i'm not sure the tea party is capable of reopening government. >> has your strategy backfired big time? >> october 17th is a date that will not have a major impact. >> i would not be at all surprised to see us technically have a huge problem wednesday and thursday. >> u.s. bond markets are closed tomorrow for columbus day. but stock markets are open. so buckle your seat belt. >> okay, people. deal or no deal? time is running out before the government has no more money left to pay off its debts. and congress has just four days to avert a catastrophic default by raising the nation's debt limit. you know what? while you're at it, guys, on capitol hill, you could just reopen the government, too. that would be awesome. do we have a deal? well, here's how republican senator bob corker described the situation this morning. >> well, there was some movement a couple days ago. i think things are not moving now. i think we're in a status quo. i do think we
. >> the deal that mitch mcconnell and john boehner would take, they can't sell. >> if boehner insists on doing this with most of his caucus, i'm not sure the tea party is capable of reopening government. >> has your strategy backfired big time? >> october 17th is a date that will not have a major impact. >> i would not be at all surprised to see us technically have a huge problem wednesday and thursday. >> u.s. bond markets are closed tomorrow for columbus...
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cincinnati, as you may remember, is john boehner's district. and can kentucky, well, that's home of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. today, the white house announced the president will visit the crumbling bridge next thursday, where he will continue to push congress to pass his jobs bill. let's bring back congressman tim ryan of ohio, joining us here on "the ed show" again tonight. congressman, good to have you with us. how important is it, in your opinion, for the president to stay on the stump and keep the pressure on with this bill, even though it appears he's not going to get much support from the republicans? >> no doubt about it. we've got to remember, we are currently living under the george bush tax plan, that has created -- that hasn't created jobs. we've been disinvesting in the country. so i think it's important for the president to continue to frame this debate, to say we need investments back into the united states of america. we've got to rebuild. >> so, the president next week is going to go to this bridge. okay, not just
cincinnati, as you may remember, is john boehner's district. and can kentucky, well, that's home of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. today, the white house announced the president will visit the crumbling bridge next thursday, where he will continue to push congress to pass his jobs bill. let's bring back congressman tim ryan of ohio, joining us here on "the ed show" again tonight. congressman, good to have you with us. how important is it, in your opinion, for the president to...
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house speaker john boehner used the occasion to repeat his favorite line, where are the jobs? at times like this, i like to take a look at this website, put together by the democratic congressional campaign committee. it's been my friends 224 days since the republicans took the house. since boehner got the gavel and not a single jobs related bill has been introduced in the tan man's chamber. not one. independent senator bernie sanders of vermont joins us tonight. good to have you with us, is the white house dreaming if they think the republicans are going to step to the plate and help president obama and the democrats create jobs just 13, 14 months before an election? are they in a dream world? what do you think, senator? >> i think they are. i think it's very clear that the function of the republican party today in congress is to represent the wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations they could careless about the middle class or working families. i think the american people are beginning to catch on, the president cannot keep trying to compromise with pe
house speaker john boehner used the occasion to repeat his favorite line, where are the jobs? at times like this, i like to take a look at this website, put together by the democratic congressional campaign committee. it's been my friends 224 days since the republicans took the house. since boehner got the gavel and not a single jobs related bill has been introduced in the tan man's chamber. not one. independent senator bernie sanders of vermont joins us tonight. good to have you with us, is...
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house speaker john boehner has had preliminary communication with the white house but according to a spokesman, boehner "has made it clear that before any action is taken there must it be meaningful consultation with members of congress." joining me now in our rapid response panel, msnbc. and nissan medal of honor colonel jake jacobs and robert green wall, founder of brave new films. thasks for joinings us tonight. there is a lot town pack, colonel, no question about it. what had be the criteria of a strike? how much latitude is the president going to have without going to congress. >> he's got enormous latitude as long as he doesn't put people on the ground, i think the congress will probably let him do whatever he wants. the congress can always stop everything by because they control -- congress controls the purse strings but they're a out of session, b, ominously silent and c, there's been a lot of pressure on the president from the other end of pennsylvania avenue to actually act in this case. so i don't think you're going to hear anything from congress. >> how tough would a surg
house speaker john boehner has had preliminary communication with the white house but according to a spokesman, boehner "has made it clear that before any action is taken there must it be meaningful consultation with members of congress." joining me now in our rapid response panel, msnbc. and nissan medal of honor colonel jake jacobs and robert green wall, founder of brave new films. thasks for joinings us tonight. there is a lot town pack, colonel, no question about it. what had be...
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and today speaker boehner showed he lacks any political courage to stand up to the radical right. >> we're going to continue to do everything we can to repeal the president's failed health care law. this week the house will pass cr that locks the sequester of savings in and
and today speaker boehner showed he lacks any political courage to stand up to the radical right. >> we're going to continue to do everything we can to repeal the president's failed health care law. this week the house will pass cr that locks the sequester of savings in and
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do you trust boehner? that if we let this unemployment thing go, and they can stop it in the senate, and if they go along with this budget, do you really trust john boehner, who voted, what, over 40 some odd times to get rid of health care? do you think he's really going to come back and care about the unemployed? do you think he's going to care in six months? do you think he's going to realize that he has done nothing for a jobs bill to help the economy? hell, no. didn't he say hell, no, you can't? yeah, something like that. i remember that tape. here's the fallacy in all of this. liberals. now they're trying to pass paul ryan off as some kind of a moderate, because he did a budget deal. they're already talking about going after the big three. you can't negotiate with these folks. this is about power and it is about political strength. that is the only thing the republicans know. maybe this will be a wake-up call to the democrats. suck it up, go to bat for those who deserve it. a lot of these people who a
do you trust boehner? that if we let this unemployment thing go, and they can stop it in the senate, and if they go along with this budget, do you really trust john boehner, who voted, what, over 40 some odd times to get rid of health care? do you think he's really going to come back and care about the unemployed? do you think he's going to care in six months? do you think he's going to realize that he has done nothing for a jobs bill to help the economy? hell, no. didn't he say hell, no, you...
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folks, it should because back income 2011, president obama brokered a deal with house speaker john boehner to avoid crashing through the debt ceiling. the deal was ultimately rejected by the republicans but we know it included cuts to the entitlement programs. according to "the new york times," president obama agreed to squeeze $250 billion from medicare in the next ten years with $800 billion moral in the decade after that. he was also willing to cut 110 billion from medicaid in the short term. democrats in the senate make it sound like, you know, a deal like this could be worked out pretty soon. >> side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation. social security set aside. when it comes to medicare and medicaid is, protect the integrity of the program but give it solvency for more and more years. >> what's the integrity of the program? we have a lot of questions here about where this is all going to end up. the republicans are giving off clues about an upcoming deal. several house and senate republicans are openly rejecting an antitax pledge of grover norquist. but as s
folks, it should because back income 2011, president obama brokered a deal with house speaker john boehner to avoid crashing through the debt ceiling. the deal was ultimately rejected by the republicans but we know it included cuts to the entitlement programs. according to "the new york times," president obama agreed to squeeze $250 billion from medicare in the next ten years with $800 billion moral in the decade after that. he was also willing to cut 110 billion from medicaid in the...
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budget on the backs of working people and the people of john boehner's home state said, no way. we don't want that. we cawant to have a fair balancg of our budget that puts the burden on the wealthy people that ought to pay their fair share. >> john nichols, great work. let's turn to my colleague rachel maddow, host of "the rachel maddow show" on msnbc. rachel, your impressions of what's happened tonight across the country? we have seen the governor, a democrat in kentucky, win by 21 points. we see the state of maine tonight has voted to restore same-day registration. and i think it also should be pointed out that in the state of arizona, russell pearson, who wrote the anti-immigration law, is trailing in his rachel, how do you call it? interesting stuff happening out there tonight. >> it is for liberals and democratic minded americans and progressive americans and people i think who would put themselves more toward the center of american politics than rather to the right where republican party has really staked a flag this year. this is going to be a night of good cheer. the mi
budget on the backs of working people and the people of john boehner's home state said, no way. we don't want that. we cawant to have a fair balancg of our budget that puts the burden on the wealthy people that ought to pay their fair share. >> john nichols, great work. let's turn to my colleague rachel maddow, host of "the rachel maddow show" on msnbc. rachel, your impressions of what's happened tonight across the country? we have seen the governor, a democrat in kentucky, win...
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if it's reintroduced how do we know boehner will give it any airing whatsoever? james? >> we have to hope that he's not going to play political footballs. essentially, preclearance allows the federal government to make an intervention in a timely manner. everything becomes reactionary. if you remember one of the opening scenes from selma, oprah winfrey play iing annie cooper going into vote. and they ask her ridiculous questions. we can see these going out. and the reality is that without preclearance, we can't preempt the things. we're in a reactionary stance with response to december en disenfranchisement of the american citizens. >> and congressman steve scalise who spoke at a conference and wouldn't stand behind the voting restoring ak. what about that? >> it's unfathomable that we have people elected to office that think it's okay in the 21st century to be able to think and treat people in that manner. we need to be very careful about the types of people we elect to office. and he is but one of many who have this cavalier attitude about equal rights and justice in
if it's reintroduced how do we know boehner will give it any airing whatsoever? james? >> we have to hope that he's not going to play political footballs. essentially, preclearance allows the federal government to make an intervention in a timely manner. everything becomes reactionary. if you remember one of the opening scenes from selma, oprah winfrey play iing annie cooper going into vote. and they ask her ridiculous questions. we can see these going out. and the reality is that without...
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john boehner is asking where are the jobs? the jobs are here. another favorite lie of republicans in years has been, oh, yeah. obamacare is nothing, but a jobs killer. >> when obamacare was debated in congress we screamed from the rooftops that it just wouldn't work. that it would be a job killer. >> obamacare is the biggest job killer in this country. >> let's repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens. let's not do that. let's love people. >> there's only one escape hatch that will fully help those trapped by this law, and that's full repeal. >> in my opinion, obamacare is the biggest job killer we have in america today. >> really? really? the biggest job killer. 9.7 million jobs added. everything the republicans have told us about the economy has been wrong. republicans have done nothing but lie to you about the economy since president obama took office loaning that they would be right. the green line on this chart is when president obama signed obamacare. the economy has added over 9 million jo
john boehner is asking where are the jobs? the jobs are here. another favorite lie of republicans in years has been, oh, yeah. obamacare is nothing, but a jobs killer. >> when obamacare was debated in congress we screamed from the rooftops that it just wouldn't work. that it would be a job killer. >> obamacare is the biggest job killer in this country. >> let's repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens. let's not do that. let's...
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the senate conservatives fund calling for boehner to be replaced as a result of the vote. republican congressman peter king weighed in on "morning joe" today. >> this is the same group that back in september and october went into a government shutdown that everybody knew was a disaster. they ended up looking like morons following ted cruz over the cliff. john boehner was not going to let that happen again. >> california democratic congresswoman jackie speier, congresswoman, always good to see you. first of all, your reaction to that vote. >> well, it was mother nature doing her level best to help us get over that cliff, and i was delighted to be able to cast my vote. in a very responsible way, we have to pay our debts, so when we appropriate funds, it only makes sense that when the bill comes due, we pay it. that's what increasing the debt limit is all about. >> congresswoman, are we witnessing a shift at all, perhaps, of thawing of tensions there on the hill? taunt of sorts, if you will? here you have speaker john boehner capitulating to president obama for the most part,
the senate conservatives fund calling for boehner to be replaced as a result of the vote. republican congressman peter king weighed in on "morning joe" today. >> this is the same group that back in september and october went into a government shutdown that everybody knew was a disaster. they ended up looking like morons following ted cruz over the cliff. john boehner was not going to let that happen again. >> california democratic congresswoman jackie speier,...
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he was asking john boehner to see if he could get the fbi involved to see who leaked the tape. really? that's at the top of your list, buddy? i just final that absolutely amazing. it must be a republican thing. oh, okay, i can push this to the side on bended knee and say i'm sorry and it will be okay. >> we've seen them drag out other scandals. we know what's happening with the irs scandals. maybe there's something wrong with the fbi. the issue was he was saying that he's a good guy and people were telling him not to be krumtd. but he hadn't even had a chance to be corrupted. he came in like that. >> they're all good guys. this is the congressman that brought the duck dynasty folks to the state of the union. in fact, mcallister said willie robertson told him to work things out privately. no kidding. after the scandal broke this week. i mean, this is just a circus. they don't have it in their bones and i was very critical of anthony weiner, very critical of charlie rangel. i thought charlie rangel should have stepped down. he didn't. i consider him a friend to this day but when
he was asking john boehner to see if he could get the fbi involved to see who leaked the tape. really? that's at the top of your list, buddy? i just final that absolutely amazing. it must be a republican thing. oh, okay, i can push this to the side on bended knee and say i'm sorry and it will be okay. >> we've seen them drag out other scandals. we know what's happening with the irs scandals. maybe there's something wrong with the fbi. the issue was he was saying that he's a good guy and...
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. >>> bonfire of john boehner. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington i'm going to get to the latest christie development, the huge rise in the people who don't believe him right after the incredible development on the right. for whatever reason, strange brain soup, the hard right in the u.s. congress is in the early stage of insurrection against house speaker john boehner. they find what he did yesterday avoiding a fault on national debt unacceptable.
. >>> bonfire of john boehner. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington i'm going to get to the latest christie development, the huge rise in the people who don't believe him right after the incredible development on the right. for whatever reason, strange brain soup, the hard right in the u.s. congress is in the early stage of insurrection against house speaker john boehner. they find what he did yesterday avoiding a fault on...
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boehner said let's stop struggling. so we did that easily. we needed a spending bill. the speaker decided let's do a spending bill and we did that, led by over here shelby and mccullski. on things that even rick santorum wants done, we should do something on minimum wage. >> that sounds like a long answer to say you don't expect much to get the president's desk. >> it's a long answer to say unless they change, we can't get things done, things that the american people want. minimum wage. pay equity. those kind of things. >> let me stop you at minimum wage. this is -- it seems -- it doesn't seem like there's any deal making going on. and i say this and you've probably heard a few of this talk about this on the air, i talked about it with senator santorum, you brought him up. if you could get republicans to agree to $9 an hour, would you take that deal? >> chuck, i am known for a lot of things, but one thing i've been known for is a deal maker. that's what i did. i ran the floor for senator daschle for all those years and you can ask republicans then, who were here then,
boehner said let's stop struggling. so we did that easily. we needed a spending bill. the speaker decided let's do a spending bill and we did that, led by over here shelby and mccullski. on things that even rick santorum wants done, we should do something on minimum wage. >> that sounds like a long answer to say you don't expect much to get the president's desk. >> it's a long answer to say unless they change, we can't get things done, things that the american people want. minimum...
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boehner's memory is weaker than his control over his house. w.'s best weapon was eye contact. >> i looked the man in the eye, i found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. and we had a very good dialogue. i was able to get a sense of his soul. i wouldn't have invited him to my ranch if i didn't trust him. >> if putty really got out of line, maybe bush would have just winked at him too. john boehner can turn a blind eye to history, but if he thinks that soul gazing counts as foreign policy, he can keep on pretending. eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. female passenger: wow. smells good in here. vo: so you and your passengers can breathe happy. come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a we
boehner's memory is weaker than his control over his house. w.'s best weapon was eye contact. >> i looked the man in the eye, i found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. and we had a very good dialogue. i was able to get a sense of his soul. i wouldn't have invited him to my ranch if i didn't trust him. >> if putty really got out of line, maybe bush would have just winked at him too. john boehner can turn a blind eye to history, but if he thinks that soul gazing counts...
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what confidence do you have, reverend, that john boehner will be an honest broker in this? >> so far, he has shown none. but mr. canner said the other day, for example, his experience walking across the bridge showed him something different. rather than that kind of anecdotal observation, i think we must challenge the whole nation. and at this point, the documentation and the president can call this special session of congress. there is no interest in the nation more vital than the equal protection to vote. only the president has that kind of authority just as johnson did. >> and i want your response to justice roberts had a says that racism today isn't what i it was back in 1965. >> the only reason why we're getting better at voter elections is voter protection. if the heat play the spurs, they have a great game, right? without the referees, the game would become a brawl. re referees matter. oversight matters. it has taken 40 years to deal with the impact of gerrymandering. the schemes, so you can vote but your vote don't count. you can vote but you can't win. >> when paul
what confidence do you have, reverend, that john boehner will be an honest broker in this? >> so far, he has shown none. but mr. canner said the other day, for example, his experience walking across the bridge showed him something different. rather than that kind of anecdotal observation, i think we must challenge the whole nation. and at this point, the documentation and the president can call this special session of congress. there is no interest in the nation more vital than the equal...
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house speaker john boehner has less support each day for a hard line approach. republican opposition to tax increases is slipping in congress. anti-tax lobbyist grover norquist no longer as a majority of supporters in either chamber. "the hill" says newly elected republicans refuse to sign the anti-tax pledge during the campaigns and another handful of returning republicans have disavowed their alliance to the written commitment. it's about time. at least they paid attention to the election. today bobby jindal scolded the entire party for the approach to the economy. hold it right there. this comment, he sewer sounds like a democrat. we've got to make sure that weren't the party of big business, big banks, big wall street bailouts, big corporate loophole, big anything. we cannot be, we must not be the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys. bobby, come on over to the good side, dude. you're talking like a conservative democrat. momentum is on the president's side. he just needs to know how motivated his allies are. the hard work didn'
house speaker john boehner has less support each day for a hard line approach. republican opposition to tax increases is slipping in congress. anti-tax lobbyist grover norquist no longer as a majority of supporters in either chamber. "the hill" says newly elected republicans refuse to sign the anti-tax pledge during the campaigns and another handful of returning republicans have disavowed their alliance to the written commitment. it's about time. at least they paid attention to the...
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>> i think speaker boehner is very aware of the dynamics facing the prospects in the house. he met last week with the congressional hispanic caucus. they had a productive meeting so he understands where everyone is, where all the cards are on this issue and ultimately he and his conference are going to have to decide what strategy they're going to use. they know first of all that many of their big financial donors are supporting this package, and really the only people who are opposing comprehensive immigration reform are the far right in this country, and they're going to be in a tough spot. mitch mcconnell is worried about a challenge from his right in the republican primary next year but many of the interests that he's supported and supported him over the years want this badly. >> is that the biggest issue, fear and intimidation from the far right tea partiers that are willing to challenge and take away john boehner's speakership? >> that is the only threat to comprehensive immigration reform is the threat of primaries for republican republicans in many of these house dis
>> i think speaker boehner is very aware of the dynamics facing the prospects in the house. he met last week with the congressional hispanic caucus. they had a productive meeting so he understands where everyone is, where all the cards are on this issue and ultimately he and his conference are going to have to decide what strategy they're going to use. they know first of all that many of their big financial donors are supporting this package, and really the only people who are opposing...
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that's the struggle that john boehner's having right now. but it will further define the republican party. and if they can't come to grips with a balanced deal, where you're asking the wealthiest in the country, who have made so much money over the last decade, then that really shows what kind of party they are. and this is about the values that we hold as americans, ed. this is not about numbers. this is about values. >> well, you know, when you look at the way this is setting up, this has got a lot of 2014 talk to it already. i mean, these republicans are going to have to go home and explain, well, i couldn't go along with the tax cuts for the 98% of americans. that would put them against the middle class, wouldn't it? >> yeah. i mean, imagine on friday, when they're all sitting around the table, and the president says, hey, fellas, you know, you're going to be responsible for raising taxes on middle class americans. and if you fail to agree to this top 1% or top 2% tax increase that we're asking for, you go out. the microphones are in the
that's the struggle that john boehner's having right now. but it will further define the republican party. and if they can't come to grips with a balanced deal, where you're asking the wealthiest in the country, who have made so much money over the last decade, then that really shows what kind of party they are. and this is about the values that we hold as americans, ed. this is not about numbers. this is about values. >> well, you know, when you look at the way this is setting up, this...
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i heard that the white house put this on the table in the boehner talks last year is now backing away from that. i hope that's true. but the broader story is, are they really willing to support rate increases on wealthy people? are they willing to support increases in capital gains taxes? some people like warren buffett are willing to do that. it seems to me that's the price of admissions. if the only thing they mean when they say deficit reduction is cutting entitlements. it's about cutting entitlements. >> the same guys at the trough for a bailout are now experts on what we ought to do with entitlement programs in this country. i find that amazing. then mr. blankfein throws a scenario. people don't have 25-year careers. they have 40-year careers. and construction people when they get in their early 50s and worked for 30 years, their bodies are broken down. >> exactly. >> what are they supposed to do? hang around for another 15 until medicaid shows up? they are paying lip service. it's romney 2.0. that's all it is. so what should liberals in this country be prepared to accept at this
i heard that the white house put this on the table in the boehner talks last year is now backing away from that. i hope that's true. but the broader story is, are they really willing to support rate increases on wealthy people? are they willing to support increases in capital gains taxes? some people like warren buffett are willing to do that. it seems to me that's the price of admissions. if the only thing they mean when they say deficit reduction is cutting entitlements. it's about cutting...
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john boehner is going to be able to run around for a year now saying the democrats don't even believe in their own bill and what they're doing and we now have a bipartisan bill that passed, and harry reid won't touch it. what does this do to the democrats? >> nothing. we need to stand up and we should. what we should do is talk about the importance of going from a situation where we had 50 million people without any health care. we had people with lifetime limits, people being thrown off after they got sick. and we changed. and we moved on from that. that's what we need to do. we need to talk about the bad old days and the fact that the affordable care act brings us into a better reality. and that's where -- >> congressman, does it need a legislative fix? i mean -- >> no, it does not. >> right now, does it really need a legislative fix? >> no, absolutely not. what we need to do is get that website cranking, the way it should be. they're working on it every day and it's getting better every day. and it will get fixed. it's technology. they're fixing it. and we need to just keep signing
john boehner is going to be able to run around for a year now saying the democrats don't even believe in their own bill and what they're doing and we now have a bipartisan bill that passed, and harry reid won't touch it. what does this do to the democrats? >> nothing. we need to stand up and we should. what we should do is talk about the importance of going from a situation where we had 50 million people without any health care. we had people with lifetime limits, people being thrown off...
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. >> speaker boehner nor speaker ryan have ever asked me to do about anything about 2016 presidential politics. >> republicans today already having to respond to headlines that there are few bomb shells and no new evidence of any wrong doing by that secretary of state hillary clinton in this report. here's some of what is new. president obama and his then secretary defense leon panetta ordered assets during the attack, but none were sent. also security team sat on a plane for three hours changing uniforms four times. a white house meeting resulting in several action items focussed on that now infamous youtube video. >>> two news conferences, daily white house briefing scheduled to begin. there it is on the left side, the state department briefing, that'll begin 30 minutes or so from now. we're going to be monitoring those very closely over the course of this hour. we have several reports right now on this new report from the house benghazi committee, including reaction from the clinton campaign. i want to get right to my colleague, andrea mitchell and andrea, just at this desk a short
. >> speaker boehner nor speaker ryan have ever asked me to do about anything about 2016 presidential politics. >> republicans today already having to respond to headlines that there are few bomb shells and no new evidence of any wrong doing by that secretary of state hillary clinton in this report. here's some of what is new. president obama and his then secretary defense leon panetta ordered assets during the attack, but none were sent. also security team sat on a plane for three...
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if that's going well, then it also benefits harry reid and it benefits speaker boehner arguably if people believe there is a sense of good faith going back and forth. they might disagree on points this isn't easy, but they both believe if they're working towards the same goal, that's beneficial. that's what set off criticism among several republican senators feeling the president might have been mocking them at a time when they thought they were trying to get to the bottom of difficult deal. so there are a lot of sensitive feelings here. and the later it get, it's probably easier for the feelings to be bruised. but they're still at it, and they're still working. and there some degree of optimism. >> all right. kelly o'donnell on capital little and thanks to you and kristen welker that wraps up our up-to-the-minute fiscal cliff negotiations. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. opened a new world. ♪ i have direct deposit on my visa prepaid. my paycheck is loaded right on my card. automatic. i am not going downtown standing in line to cash it. i know where my money is, because i
if that's going well, then it also benefits harry reid and it benefits speaker boehner arguably if people believe there is a sense of good faith going back and forth. they might disagree on points this isn't easy, but they both believe if they're working towards the same goal, that's beneficial. that's what set off criticism among several republican senators feeling the president might have been mocking them at a time when they thought they were trying to get to the bottom of difficult deal. so...
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republicans took control of the house, number of bills passed has dropped through the floor. 2013, boehner and his obstruction, well, they did nothing. it was the do nothing congress. they passed a whopping 58 bills. 2013, the least productive year in congress sense clerks started keeping records. that chart is proof president obama is the, not one of, the most obstructed president in the history of the united states. meanwhile one major bill president obama did get passed, of course republicans want to repeal that, obamacare, doesn't matter if it's on a roll, they want to get rid of it. 7.1 million americans have health care because of obamacare, no preexisting conditions, no lifetime limits on coverage. if you stop there, it's great. people like the law. it's here to stay. the republicans continue to run out of fear. no one wants to take away your l health care more than this guy here, mitch mcconnell talking about repeal from day one. >> if i had my way about it, we'd repeal obamacare and start all over and get it right. one escape hatch that will fully help those trapped by this law. a
republicans took control of the house, number of bills passed has dropped through the floor. 2013, boehner and his obstruction, well, they did nothing. it was the do nothing congress. they passed a whopping 58 bills. 2013, the least productive year in congress sense clerks started keeping records. that chart is proof president obama is the, not one of, the most obstructed president in the history of the united states. meanwhile one major bill president obama did get passed, of course...
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we all know that boehner would never bring something like that to a vote. the bottom line is, the democrats, the progressives are going to have to get control of both houses, and the white house if they're ever going to move workers forward. minimum wage. so the question is, is it a 2014 issue? is this a slam dunk for liberals who are out there campaigning to take over the house? >> the polling, ed, on this is incredible. it shows that 92% of democrats want to take the minimum wage above $10 an hour. 80% of independents favor it. 62% of republicans. the fact of the matter is, that the american people want a raise, and if we can't get it at the congressional level, they're going to start moving it in the states. the problem is, then you've got groups like a.l.e.c. trying to beat it back at the state level. there's going to have to be some political change to clear the way. >> well, here we go again. we've got more good economic news. let's ring it up now to 47 straight months of private sector job growth. there isn't a country on the face of this earth that
we all know that boehner would never bring something like that to a vote. the bottom line is, the democrats, the progressives are going to have to get control of both houses, and the white house if they're ever going to move workers forward. minimum wage. so the question is, is it a 2014 issue? is this a slam dunk for liberals who are out there campaigning to take over the house? >> the polling, ed, on this is incredible. it shows that 92% of democrats want to take the minimum wage above...
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will scott walker, chris christie, john boehner, or darrell issa ever agree to a sit-down to talk with you, ed? >> well, you know what, i'd love to sit down with each one of them individually and do an interview, but you have to understand that they don't have to talk to me. they've got plenty of conservative media out there, most politicians go where they know they're not going to be challenged on issues, and if they are, they give a patented answer. i would put an invitation out to any one of those gentleman there were mentioned in that tweet. i would love to sit down and visit with them and i'd ask them some very basic questions. medicare, medicaid, social security, education in this country, health care for all. why can't we get there? and why is it that they believe, and i believe that the men that you mentioned, they believe that the middle class needs to serve up a little bit more and protect the rich. i don't think those are tough questions, but for some reason, republicans have a hard time answering them. we got a lot of response on that. i'm going to take some more questions
will scott walker, chris christie, john boehner, or darrell issa ever agree to a sit-down to talk with you, ed? >> well, you know what, i'd love to sit down with each one of them individually and do an interview, but you have to understand that they don't have to talk to me. they've got plenty of conservative media out there, most politicians go where they know they're not going to be challenged on issues, and if they are, they give a patented answer. i would put an invitation out to any...
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. >> just today john boehner released a video for the march for life. let's take a look at it. >> with all that is at stake, it's becoming more and more important for us to share the truth with our young people and to encourage them to lock arms, speak out for life, and help make abortion a relic of the past. let that be one of our most fundamental goals this year. >> didn't the republicans already lose that fight, eugene? how is anything going to be different? >> nothing is going to be different. there is an uneasy consensus in the country, but it's a fairly durable consensus that nobody loves abortion, but abortion should be legal and infrequent, as infrequent as we can make it. and that is -- that's the basic agreement. that's what people basically believe. they don't believe what republicans want, which is to outlaw all abortions in every case, according to their platform, and as a result, they're seen as hostile to the interests of women and others who care about women's reproductive rights. >> can they do a face-lift, an image change between now a
. >> just today john boehner released a video for the march for life. let's take a look at it. >> with all that is at stake, it's becoming more and more important for us to share the truth with our young people and to encourage them to lock arms, speak out for life, and help make abortion a relic of the past. let that be one of our most fundamental goals this year. >> didn't the republicans already lose that fight, eugene? how is anything going to be different? >>...
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former vice president dan quayle and former house speaker john boehner are the latest to throw their support behind donald trump. it comes after the highly anticipated meeting with paul ryan and rnc chair reince priebus. and at the time of mounting pressure on speaker to endorse the presumptive nominee, here's what speaker paul ryan told reporters following that meeting. >> i do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified. to bridge the gaps and differences. so from here, we're going deep entire the policy areas to see where that common ground is and how we can make sure that we're operating off the same core principles. yes, the first meeting, i was very encouraged with this meeting. but this was a process, it takes a little time. you don't put it together in 45 minutes. it's very important that we don't fake unifying. that we tonight pretend unification, that we euna fieshgs so that we're full strength in the fall. >> joins me now is barry quinn, he's a prominent fund-raiser who supported jeb bush for president but is undecided about supporting donald trump
former vice president dan quayle and former house speaker john boehner are the latest to throw their support behind donald trump. it comes after the highly anticipated meeting with paul ryan and rnc chair reince priebus. and at the time of mounting pressure on speaker to endorse the presumptive nominee, here's what speaker paul ryan told reporters following that meeting. >> i do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified. to bridge the gaps and differences. so...
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if boehner had sent over his bill and if he does, basically save boehner's skin on this, fighting reid for at least 24 hours. and then sometime saturday, it will be clear to mcconnell that he's got enough republicans on his sided that are just tired of this. we already heard some of the frustration with the tea party boil over in john mccain's speech a couple nights ago. he's speaking not just for john mccain. there are a lot saying let's cut this deal and go home. so i think by sunday we will see this plan come together. now, the question as i go back is who will have more leverage. i think already reid and the democrats will have more leverage simply because it's clear whatever boehner does to try to get it through this side of the house, and he may not, he may end up just pulling the plug on it, it's going to be so hard to get through the senate that reid will find republicans to help him. and i think it starts criticalizing on sunday. my guess something is on the president's desk by monday after a lot of house democrats and only about 100 house republicans get this thing over the l
if boehner had sent over his bill and if he does, basically save boehner's skin on this, fighting reid for at least 24 hours. and then sometime saturday, it will be clear to mcconnell that he's got enough republicans on his sided that are just tired of this. we already heard some of the frustration with the tea party boil over in john mccain's speech a couple nights ago. he's speaking not just for john mccain. there are a lot saying let's cut this deal and go home. so i think by sunday we will...
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speaker boehner is facing growing backlash from the more conservative wing of his party. at issue, the $800 billion in new tax revenue he proposed in a fiscal cliff deal which the white house quickly rejected because it does not raise taxes on the wealthy but aims to get the money through cuts in deductions. senator jim demint denounced boehner's plan as a tax hike that will, quote, destroy american jobs and allow politicians in washington to spend even more. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell also distanced himself from the boehner plan declining to endorse it yesterday. >> we've wasted enormous amount of time here sparring back and forth in public, and it strikes me it's a good time to get serious about the proposals. so i have no other particular observation than i commend the house republican leadership for trying to move the process along and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> but why is the the gop still hot on its desire to raise money through cuts and deductions rather than an actual increase in the top end tax rate? well, i t
speaker boehner is facing growing backlash from the more conservative wing of his party. at issue, the $800 billion in new tax revenue he proposed in a fiscal cliff deal which the white house quickly rejected because it does not raise taxes on the wealthy but aims to get the money through cuts in deductions. senator jim demint denounced boehner's plan as a tax hike that will, quote, destroy american jobs and allow politicians in washington to spend even more. senate minority leader mitch...
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put that in boehner's corner. he probably has a majority of the majority to pass whatever plan comes out. the political problem for boehner is there's a block of let's say 30 to 50 conservatives who have close ties to the conservative movement. if they sour on this deal out of the senate, that will rupture the silent majority and cause problems for the speaker. >> at the very least we're talking about spending, which is what this all is supposed to be about in the very beginning. but unfortunately for some tea party republicans it was about obama care. let's take a listen. >> republicans made a mistake, they picked a fight they had no strategy and no end game. they had no plan. that's what it is. it is a mistake. >> robert, you would think if republicans were so convinced that obama care was going to be a disaster, they would have been confident enough to wait a few weeks and let it play out and let the wheels come off the obama care train. i don't need to tell you the folks, it's literally easier to blog about th
put that in boehner's corner. he probably has a majority of the majority to pass whatever plan comes out. the political problem for boehner is there's a block of let's say 30 to 50 conservatives who have close ties to the conservative movement. if they sour on this deal out of the senate, that will rupture the silent majority and cause problems for the speaker. >> at the very least we're talking about spending, which is what this all is supposed to be about in the very beginning. but...
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i just don't believe that john boehner cottons too well to the right wing of his party, even though he defers to them with regular intensity. >> i see a great irony here. somebody like senator cruz or folks who are in blood-red districts who can go on with nonsense like this, they're not in trouble. they're not going to be in trouble. the people who are going to be in trouble are the ones who are guilty by association, and we're talking about the moderate republicans who are in closer districts who stand a reasonable chance of losing because of their association with the republican party, and what it got up to with this ridiculous shutdown we just went through. >> right. well, look, finally, tell us behind the scenes what's really going on, what some of these moderate republicans you know who are really, you know, just turned off by what they are, you know, right wing brothers are doing. you're there behind the scenes. tell us, is there really a ground swrel for some kind of simpatico for moderate democrats, moderate republicans, to move this country forward? >> you know, michael eric,
i just don't believe that john boehner cottons too well to the right wing of his party, even though he defers to them with regular intensity. >> i see a great irony here. somebody like senator cruz or folks who are in blood-red districts who can go on with nonsense like this, they're not in trouble. they're not going to be in trouble. the people who are going to be in trouble are the ones who are guilty by association, and we're talking about the moderate republicans who are in closer...
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news. >> john boehner is a good man. he is a patriot. he cares deeply about the house, an institution in which he's served for a long time. he cares about his constituents and he cares about america. you know, we have obviously had a lot of disagreements and politically we're at different ends of the spectrum. but i will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me. >> boehner ice announcement immediately sets up a leadership fight with house majority leader kevin mccarthy, the odds-on favorite to succeed boehner and challenges could come from other quarters. we have this story covered from all across washington this hour. i want to start with chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press" and i think on monday right here starting up. >> yes, ma'am. >> wish you were here today. >> yeah, yeah. >> let's start with the press conference. that was remarkable. he comes in singing. leaves singing. he looked happy. >> he is. i said this before earlier and, kate, i'm sure you had the same experience. we
news. >> john boehner is a good man. he is a patriot. he cares deeply about the house, an institution in which he's served for a long time. he cares about his constituents and he cares about america. you know, we have obviously had a lot of disagreements and politically we're at different ends of the spectrum. but i will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me. >> boehner ice announcement immediately sets up a leadership fight with house majority...